Job Posting for Scientist, Computational Biology at Colossal Biosciences

We are seeking a talented and motivated Bioinformatician to join our team and take on challenging bioinformatics and computational biology problems. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with scientists to conduct analyses and implement new pipelines in comparative genomics. The candidate must have well established skills in bioinformatics and extensive experience in comparative genomics. Ideal candidates will have a PhD with expertise in animal genomics and molecular evolution, including pathway analysis and phenotype/genotype associations.

This position will be based onsite in Dallas, TX. Relocation assistance is available.

Duties and responsibilities:

Perform sequence analysis
Design and implement new workflows and pipelines for comparative genomics.

Required Skills and Abilities:

Comparative Genomics Experience
Expertise in functional genomics and transcriptomics techniques, such as bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, Hi-C, ChIP-seq, and ATAC-seq.
Experience in the developmentment of models to predict biological results or gene function including variant detection, variant functional prediction, protein function, genotype/phenotype relationship.
Ability to write and run custom bioinformatics scripts using existing published tools and occasionally tools developed for purpose, summarize the results in a digestible manner and deliver the information using established reporting procedures.
Strong scripting skills in at least two languages (e.g., Python, R, Perl, Ruby, Java, BASH).
Proficiency with handling large-scale genomic data in a cloud environment (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
Experience with GIT version control software
Experience with Genotype/Phenotype Association Studies, comparative genomics and molecular evolution.

Education and Experience:

Masters with 2 years of experience or PhD in quantitative or basic science (computer science, computational biology, or bioinformatics preferred)

What Colossal Offers You:

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Unlimited PTO and company holidays so you can rest and recharge
Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
Company matched 401k retirement plan
Paid parental leave up to 12 weeks
Education reimbursement
An opportunity to help us return the Earth to a healthier state

The team at Colossal is committed, colorful, passionate, intelligent, collaborative, creative, experienced, scientific and world-class. That sounds like a lot to fit into one building. That's why we are spread out in three locations that include laboratories, test facilities, academic institutions, libraries and offices. Dallas. Austin. Boston.

Through it all, however, we maintain a culture of positivity, hope, happiness and belief that we're doing something big. Something Colossal.

Colossal is proud to be an equal employment opportunity workplace. We welcome people from all backgrounds as well as celebrate and support diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment of mutual respect that is free from discrimination and harassment so everyone can thrive.

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Colossal is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Built In across 4 categories in 2023 & 2024:

#1 on the 50 Best Startups to Work For in Dallas in 2023!
100 Best Midsize Places to Work in Dallas in 2024
100 Best Places to Work in Dallas, TX (All Size Employers) in 2024
100 Best Midsize Places to Work in Boston in 2024

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